The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) is seeking contributions from the civil society in the form of inputs to prepare an annual World We Want Report which will be launched on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. This way GCAP is trying to provide a lobbying tool for civil society to present to political decision makers a roadmap for achieving the MDGs and eradicating the structural causes of poverty and inequality – based on existing successes and knowledge of what works in transforming existing systems of exclusion.
Rationale
The GCAP began as a movement to bring civil society together, across specific areas of thematic, geographic, or constituency focus, to unite diverse actions against poverty and inequality. One of our greatest challenges has been finding tools that will promote unity and solidarity within such a diverse movement. While specific events, such as Stand Up and Take Action, and moments, such as the detention of activists, have promoted solidarity and common action across the movement, we have had less success in creating common lobbying tools that can be shared. While we have developed common lobbying positions, and citizens charters around certain global meetings or summits, the World We Want Report is an opportunity for us as civil society to challenge prevalent development discourse about areas of growth and success in the fight against poverty, present a unified and alternative understanding about inclusion, and a people and planet centered approach.
Objectives
By developing an annual World We Want Report and launching it on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, GCAP will provide a lobbying tool for civil society to present to political decision makers a roadmap for achieving the MDGs and eradicating the structural causes of poverty and inequality – based on existing successes and knowledge of what works in transforming existing systems of exclusion.
The process of developing the World We Want Report has the following objectives:
- Mark the International Day of the Eradication of Poverty as a point of common action for civil society, to reach governments across the world with an assessment of the progress that has been made in addressing the agenda of poverty and inequality at the national and global level across the year.
- Identify the most effective ways for government and civil society to take action against poverty, and consolidate the collective experience of the movement’s demands.
- Articulate common goals for the struggle against poverty and inequality in the year ahead and develop collaborative action plans where appropriate.
Guidelines for Contributors
The World We Want Report will be structured around 7 areas of action: Accountability (including the MDGs and global governance), gender justice, aid, trade, debt, climate justice, and peace and security (can we provide a link to the strategic plan here?). If your work does not fit neatly into one of these 7 categories, don’t worry; please send your contribution anyway! The final report should speak to the cross cutting nature of both our work and the issues. GCAP is looking for three different types of contributions:
1) Analysis
2) Case Studies of Best Practice
3) Visions of The World We Want
Last date for submission of contributions is July 25, 2011
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